- WAN routing literally controls the flow of informationacross the world.The equipment forms the body,and routing protocols give it voice.That's what this course is all about.Hi, I'm Greg and I've been building networks worldwidefor over 10 years.In this course, I'll examine a multitudeof Internet delivery systems.I'll describe ways to privately connect your officesaround the world, then discussmaking that same connection for free over the Internet.I'll deep dive into building your switch network,then layer the internals of a routed network over top.

Last and most important to me,I'll discuss routing protocols that connect your LANand the protocols that operate in the heart of the Internet.I'm ready to rock.So grab your gear and let's get startedwith Foundations of Networking: Networking Media WANs.

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2/29/2016

With some simple hardware and routing protocols, you can connect offices in almost any location. Wide area networks (WANs) allow data to be shared securely and quickly over long distances. In this course, networking expert Greg Sowell describes how to set up WANs, including networking your workstations with switchs and connecting them to the Internet via a routing device.

He discusses different WAN technologies and features such as speeds, spans, and price points—including inexpensive options such as VPN. He then covers switches (the devices that connect computers in your building) and routers (devices that control the transmission of network data). Along the way, Greg shows how to build private connections, implement free networking over the Internet, build switch networks, and overlay-routed networks. He'll also introduce different routing protocols, such as OPSF link-state routing and distance-vector routing with RIPv2, EIGRP, and BGP.